Placenames

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The capital and largest city of England (6)
  2. 5. A republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands (9)
  3. 7. An autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (5)
  4. 8. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (8)
  5. 11. A town in Kent in southeastern England (10)
  6. 14. The world's largest desert in northern Africa (6)
  7. 15. A republic on the ___ islands (10)
  8. 16. Land of the free; the USA (7)

Down

  1. 1. Country north of the USA known for maple syrup (6)
  2. 3. The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea (6)
  3. 4. Holy city in Israel (9)
  4. 6. A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet (plural) (9)
  5. 9. A republic on the island of ___ (10)
  6. 10. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  7. 12. A small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China (5)
  8. 13. Island country in Asia with Tokyo as its capital (5)